Teacher - Maternity Cover
West Leigh Junior School, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 2JB3 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
28 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
7 April 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Usual teaching hours
Contract type
- Fixed term - Maternity Cover - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPR or UPR
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Description
Come and join our happy, lively and dedicated team at this successful and popular school. We wish to appoint an enthusiastic and reflective class teacher. West Leigh offers wonderful, hard-working and happy children who show great interest in their learning, an extremely supportive community and a full range of professional development opportunities. The successful candidate will
- promote high standards and challenge
- use a sense of fun to excite and inspire our children
- be passionate about learning and teaching
- work flexibly with a team
- display energy, imagination and initiative
Please see the attached job description for further information about the scope and responsibilities of the role.
We welcome applications from experienced and aspirational teachers with a proven track record of excellent practice.
Applications from ECTs are also welcome.
Please contact the school to arrange a visit.
What the school offers its staff
West Leigh Junior School is part of Portico Academy Trust which aspires to be at the heart of the local communities it serves. It aims to deliver to local families an excellent primary education and create new opportunities for its pupils.
Set in the heart of the community, West Leigh Junior School offers a welcoming environment that provides a rich curriculum, where children enjoy learning and where achievement in all aspects of life is celebrated.
Our board of trustees is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. This appointment is subject to safer recruitment procedures, including satisfactory references, medical and enhanced DBS clearance.
Further details about the role
Closing Date: Monday 28th April 2025 at midday.
Interviews: Friday 9th May 2025
We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high
For further details or an application pack, please contact Director of HR, Mrs Rebecca Sanderson, Portico Academy Trust, Ronald Hill Grove, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex SS9 2JB.
Telephone: 01702 987890 ext 310
Email: recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk
Please include a cover letter with your application form, commenting on how you feel you meet the person specification criteria and providing an insight into your relevant experience.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and shortlisted candidates should be aware that the school will consider carrying out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
Attached Documents:
Class Teacher Job Description
Person Specification
Teaching Application Form
Application Email:
Email:recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About West Leigh Junior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 524 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- West Leigh Junior School website
- Email address
- recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01702 987890
Arranging a visit to West Leigh Junior School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk.
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